St. Paul daily globe., 1887-03-25
JAGUARINE Defeats JENNINGS
But from This Distance It Looks
Very Much Like Eippodrome.

Very Much Like Hippodrome
San Francisco Chronicle
The public OF San Francisco has seldom
been treated to an exhibition of skill and
strength conducted with better temper than
was the mounted sword contest which took
place recently at the mechanics pavilion
between Jaguarine and Capt. Jennings. !,
Jaguarine was unfortunate in both hel
mounts. they were both restve and fear
full OF the encounter, obeying neither the
spur nor the bride. The captain was
mounted on bay, with white points. He
worked well, and 1t was owing to his ex-
cellent readiness in obeying the bride that
his gallant rider scored many an easy point.
Capt. Marshall acted as referee. II. II.
Briggs held the watch. Sergt Wolf Sec
onded Jaguarine and Capt. Barbour Der.
formed the like office for Capt. Jennings.
Prompt to time the contest commenced,
and the first attack was awarded to .Jagual.
me- The second fell to Capt Jennings on
1oui' MS 1alr opponent having struck his
horSes mead. Jaguarine took the third
round with neat rear cut.
The fourth attack increased in interest
Jaguarlne's horse grew troublesome. ano
instead OF advancing to meet Jennings. ran
away and around the ring at full gallon
hotly pursued by Capt. Jennings. who was
however, unable to close with Jaguarine
Finally she reined in her horse when there
was sharp passage, out Of which Jennings
came the victor
The next attack was a repetition of the
former one. Jaguarine's horse grew still
more fractions. and it required all her en-
ergy to stop him. She. however won this
attack with clean head stroke 1t wa,
now apparent that her riding had great,
improved since her last appearance in pub
lie, she having firmer seat and being abb,
to manage her horse better
The sixth attack was also won by ,Jaguar
inc, who this time managed to get her ami
NAL to keep in the center of the enclosure.
In the seventh round Jaguarine seemed
to have lost all control of hei
animal. He capered around the ring.
shied, and once or twice showed a
disposition to jump the barriers, while the
referees shouts to the combatants to take
the center were in vain. Jennings. who
had several opportunities offered him, gal.
lantly declined taking the advantage OF
hitting Jaguarine's undefended back with
his sword but when she turned to face him,
ne, with clean, swift stroke struck heI
across the helmet.
On the close of this attack an intermis-
sion OF ten minutes was called to enable
Has Capt. Jennings been consulteden
demanded Lieut.. Barbour of the referee.
We always give way to the ladies'" an.
sWered Capt Marshall politely. while the
audience laughed and cheered.
Ine change OF animals did not prove adj
Vantageous to Jaguarine. Her second horse
was even worse than the first, He would
approach Capt. Jennings, then wheel round
and make a bolt for the barrier. behind
which were seated several ladies, proceed.
ing that caused terrible scare among that
portion OF the audience. Jennings would
follow the infuriated horsewoman and wait
for her to turn her horse. and, finding that
Impossible, would tap her gently on the
back and retire to his corner.
In the ninth attack the same conditions
prevailed. Jaguarlne's animal backino
against the railing and refusing to stir.
enabling Jenning to secure the attack with
a stroke on his opponents helmet.
Inc tenth was the prettest of all.
Jaguarine managed to bring her horse to a
stand, there was an assault on the part of
Jennings. which she cleverly parried. and
then her horse again broke and jennings
secured back cut.
The eleventh and twelfth attacks passed
without any result; the thirteenth. how
ever, was taken by Jaguarine with cut ON
Jennings armpit. The fourteenth was con-
cluded without any advantage to either
SIDE. when anosher ntermission was called.
The fifteenth passed without anv result.
On the sixteenth Jaguarne asked of the
referee: Capt. Marshall, can | again
change my horse? You see L can't do any
thing with him.
Certainly" replied the referee, and the
first horse was again brought forward.
Inc attack was again sounded, when
Jennings rushed up to Jaguarine. and was
| met with low body cut which gained her
another score.
The seventeenth was taken by Jennings.
The referee ordered the combatants to fight
on, and then gave the cut to Jaguarine.
Il beg your pardon" she cried. Capt.
Jennings struck me across the head And
to Jennings the attack was accordingly
given.
On the eighteenth attack Jennings stood
off, While Jaguarne's horse once more at
tempted to climb over into the ladies' seats.
but she called to him not to wait, and he re-
sponded by riding up and tapping her on
the back.
Ihe nineteenth attack was won by Jag
uarine. and so was The twentieth, which
DroughG the score even, standing to g.
The excitement grew when the twenty
first attack was sounded. Ladies stood
upon the benches, and there were loud calls
both for Jaguarine and Jennings. Both.
however. were extremely cautious, and this
attack closed without result.
There were loud murmurs of disappoint-
ment when Jaguarine said that if Capt.
Jennings were so disposed they would con-
clude the contest on foot. Capt. Jennings
accordingly dismounted, mis- armor was
frightened, men set to work to clean away q
space in the center, and the two advanced:
then the audience recognized Jaguarines
skill with the sword. She bounded for
ward. there was rattle as steel struclz
steel, flash, cut, and Jaguarine wop the
match.